marcha atrás

Spanish

Noun

marcha atrás f (plural marchas atrás)

1. reverse gear, reverse
2. backward step
3. withdrawal, pull out, coitus interruptus

Derived terms

• dar marcha atrás

 

Adverb

marcha atrás

1. reverse (pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction)

Further reading

• “marcha atrás”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28